System by which patients receiving treatment and at risk for iatrogenic cytokine release syndrome are safely monitored

ABSTRACT

In some examples, a patient care pathway is coupled with a cytokine release syndrome (CRS) prediction system. A CRS prediction machine learning model is used to analyze patient-related health data associated with a monitored user, such as a patient. The health data includes physiological data obtained from sensor devices associated with the monitored patient and user-provided data associated with the monitored patient. A CRS event prediction indicates the probability of an occurrence of a CRS event within a time-period after the prediction is generated. A CRS event that is predicted or detected in progress is graded to indicate a predicted severity. An outcome can also be generated indicating whether the patient&#39;s condition is predicted to improve within the future time-period, enabling more accurate early detection of CRS events for improved patient outcomes. In some examples, the prediction can facilitate a patient care pathway for improved, safer, and more cost-effective care.

Cytokine release syndrome (CRS) is a noninfectious systemic inflammatoryresponse syndrome (SIRS). This condition can be a principle severeadverse event (SAE) common in oncology patients treated withimmunotherapies. If detected, CRS can be treated to mitigate symptomsand improve patient outcomes. However, symptoms associated with CRS,such as malaise, fever, hypoxia, and hypotension are common to manyconditions, complicating early detection and diagnosis by humanclinicians. Further, the conditions that share symptoms with CRS requirenovel treatments and care. Thus, accurate monitoring and timelyprediction of CRS and its severity remain an important and necessarychallenge to overcome. Patients at risk of developing CRS conditionsrequire continuous monitoring to detect onset of the CRS condition inadvance, assess the severity of the condition, and to aid them inseeking immediate clinical attention to plan a course of treatment.

SUMMARY

The present disclosure relates to cytokine release syndrome (CRS) eventprediction coupled with a patient care pathway for patients, such asthose at-risk for iatrogenic CRS. The system predicts cytokine releasesyndrome's onset, undertaking associated severity and deteriorationmonitoring and prediction, and generates CRS-related notificationsthrough a CRS prediction manager system. Patient-related health data fora monitored patient is obtained. The patient-related health datacomprises physiological data obtained from a set of sensor devicesassociated with the monitored patient and user-provided data, includingdata provided by the patient, any associated patient caregivers,electronic health records, and/or data provided by the clinicianassociated with the monitored patient. The patient-related data isanalyzed using a trained CRS prediction manager system, including one ormore trained machine learning prediction models. A CRS event predictionis generated based on the analysis. The prediction includes aprobability of a CRS event occurring within a predetermined time-periodafter generation of the CRS prediction. Multiple predeterminedtime-periods could be considered at a given time. A notification isprovided of the predicted CRS event if the probability of the CRS eventexceeds a threshold probability indicating onset of the CRS event islikely to occur within the predetermined time-period. If a CRS event ispredicted to onset, the gradation of that CRS event and the probabilitythe patient may further deteriorate within some window of time can alsobe included in the generated alert, notification, and or report.

This Summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in asimplified form that are further described below in the DetailedDescription. This Summary is not intended to identify key features oressential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended tobe used as an aid in determining the scope of the claimed subjectmatter.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an exemplary block diagram illustrating a system forpredicting the onset of, grading, and deterioration of a patient at riskfor cytokine release syndrome (CRS) events.

FIG. 2 is an exemplary block diagram illustrating a system forgenerating CRS event predictions using machine learning (ML) models.

FIG. 3 is an exemplary block diagram illustrating a computing device 300for CRS onset prediction and event grading.

FIG. 4 is an exemplary block diagram illustrating a CRS predictionmanager system for generating CRS event alerts relating to probabilityof onset or deterioration and the grade of severity.

FIG. 5 is an exemplary block diagram illustrating a CRS predictionmanager system including a CRS deterioration algorithm for predictingand alerting patients and caregivers regarding a patient's likelihood todeteriorate following CRS onset.

FIG. 6 is an exemplary block diagram illustrating a CRS predictionmanager system including a CRS grading algorithm for generating apredicted grade for a CRS event following CRS onset.

FIG. 7 is an exemplary is an exemplary block diagram illustrating a CRSprediction manager system including a CRS onset algorithm for predictingCRS onset alert.

FIG. 8 is an exemplary flowchart illustrating the process flow of CRSprediction.

FIG. 9 is an exemplary flowchart illustrating the process flow ofgenerating a CRS prediction.

FIG. 10 is an exemplary flowchart illustrating the process flow ofgenerating a CRS event prediction with a predicted grade.

FIG. 11 is an exemplary summary of ground truth rules used to extractand label a patient day during which the patient is experiencing CRS ofmild severity.

FIG. 12 is an exemplary summary of ground truth rules used to extractand label a patient day during which the patient is experiencing severeCRS.

FIG. 13 is an exemplary summary of ground truth rules used to extractand label a patient day during which the patient is experiencing no CRS.

FIG. 14 is an exemplary table illustrating a summary of unique patients'days and CRS severity conditions identified and or extracted from adataset.

FIG. 15 is an exemplary table illustrating AUROC statistics for variousmodels incorporating various input feature sets and separating CRSgrades or gradations.

FIG. 16 is an exemplary graph illustrating all feature ROC curves for anexemplary first patient cohort.

FIG. 17 is an exemplary graph illustrating all feature ROC curves for anexemplary second cohort.

FIG. 18 is an exemplary XGBoost feature importance graph illustratingthe most predictive features for grading CRS in one example patientcohort when numerous feature types were incorporated as input.

FIG. 19 is an exemplary XGBoost feature importance graph illustratingthe most predictive features for grading CRS in one example patientcohort when only vital signs were incorporated as input.

FIG. 20 is an exemplary table illustrating transition matrix data fordaily patient CRS grades showing patient CRS grades from a current dayto the next.

FIG. 21 is an exemplary line graph illustrating exemplary visualizationsof a single patient's journey where ML models predict daily CRSgradation levels and predict relative change in CRS gradations.

FIG. 22 is an exemplary bar graph illustrating exemplary visualizationsof a single patient's journey where ML models predict daily CRSgradation levels or predict relative change in CRS gradations.

FIG. 23 is an exemplary graph illustrating ROC performances of ML modelspredicting relative changes in CRS gradations when incorporatingnumerous input features.

FIG. 24 is an exemplary graph illustrating ROC performances of ML modelspredicting five classes of relative changes in CRS gradations whenincorporating vital signs.

FIG. 25 is an exemplary illustration of feature importance from MLmodels predicting five classes of relative change in CRS gradations.

FIG. 26 is an exemplary flowchart showing an improved patient carepathway involving the CRS onset, grading, and deterioration predictionsystem.

Corresponding reference characters indicate corresponding partsthroughout the drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

A more detailed understanding can be obtained from the followingdescription, presented by way of example, in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings. The entities, connections, arrangements, and thelike that are depicted in, and in connection with the various figures,are presented by way of example and not by way of limitation. As such,any and all statements or other indications as to what a particularfigure depicts, what a particular element or entity in a particularfigure is or has, and any and all similar statements, that can inisolation and out of context be read as absolute and therefore limiting,can only properly be read as being constructively preceded by a clausesuch as “In at least some examples, . . . ” For brevity and clarity ofpresentation, this implied leading clause is not repeated ad nauseum.

Infection and injury, as well as certain immunotherapies, can triggeramplified inflammatory responses of the human body known as SystemicInflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS). SIRS is associated with commonsymptoms and signs including fever, hypothermia, tachycardia, tachypnea,leukocytosis and/or leucopoenia. The definition for SIRS is overlysensitive in acute-care settings. Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS) is aserious noninfectious SIRS condition that can develop rapidly followingcertain types of immunotherapy, cancer treatments and therapies used totreat viral infections, pathogens, autoimmune conditions, and monogenicdisorders. CRS is often studied as a side effect of cancer treatments,especially immunotherapies.

During treatment of neoplasms (tumors), generalized activation ofpatient immune system can lead to CRS. CRS can be a severe adverse eventof various immunotherapies resulting in rapid onset of elevated levelsof cytokines affecting patient organs. Severe cases of CRS can lead tomultiple organ failure. However, timely immunosuppression can minimizethe CRS events and maximize the benefits of available immunotherapies.

It is critical to detect the development and severity of CRS and promptfor timely clinical attention and intervention. The healthcare costs andlikelihood of clinical complications multiply as patients deteriorate tosevere stages of CRS. A non-trivial number of patients reach thesesevere stages. For example, almost half of patients in early CAR-T celltreatment trials required intensive care management following infusion.Thus, time is of the essence when it comes to accurate and specific CRSdetection.

Referring to the figures, examples of the disclosure enable a cytokinerelease syndrome (CRS) prediction manager system that analyzes inputdata associated with a patient to predict onset of CRS, grade thepredicted CRS events and/or predict CRS event outcomes (e.g.,deterioration) for a predetermined time-period after the predicted CRSevent and/or a predetermined time-period after prediction generation. Insome examples, the CRS prediction manager system generates CRSpredictions for a twenty-four-hour time period following the time of theprediction generation for increased diagnostic accuracy and improvedpatient outcomes.

Aspects of the disclosure further enable a patient monitoring system andautomated artificial intelligence algorithms that can detect CRS onsetor early stages of CRS well in advance and allow for early interventionto produce better clinical and therapeutic outcomes with lowerhealthcare delivery costs. These artificial intelligence algorithms arefurther coupled with a patient care pathway to ensure patient safetythroughout their treatment.

Some examples include trained machine learning (ML) models that analyzepatient-related data, including patient questionnaire responses andreal-time vital signs data, to predict onset and severity of CRS inpatients at predetermined time-periods after surgical treatment of aneoplasm. This enables faster diagnosis and treatment of CRS withimproved accuracy.

Other examples provide predictive results in a visualization, such ascharts, graphs, tables, or other visualized data via a user input (UI)device or other input/output (I/O) device. This provides improved userefficiency via UI interaction. These tools enable the caregivers ofpatients who are triaged to be of sufficiently low risk to be monitoredin remote settings to make informed and rapid decisions regarding theneed to bring patients back to hospital for treatment, reduce patientburden and lower monitoring requirements, etc.

The CRS prediction manager system monitors and analyzes patientphysiological data, including vital signs, using ML model(s) toaccurately predict CRS risks and CRS events in advance prior to actualCRS onset as well as predicting CRS symptom progression. In someexamples, the CRS prediction manager system dynamically predicts CRSrisks and potential outcomes each day based on real-time patient vitalsigns data. This daily CRS risk prediction enables early detection ofCRS and improves clinical outcomes for patients while reducingdiagnostic errors. In other examples, there could be an extremelyheterogeneous adverse event profile for a treatment. In these examples,CRS risk is predicted before the patient receives a treatment to helpcaregivers triage patients in need of closer monitoring followinginfusion using patient-related health history, demographic, laboratory,and genomic data.

The ML-based CRS prediction manager system offers earlier insights intoSIRS conditions using data that is readily available in clinical andother patient-treatment and monitoring environments including remotesettings. Patients deemed to be at risk or experiencing CRS andSIRS-related events are identified, graded, and assessed as to whetheror not they are likely to deteriorate. Patients who are not experiencingSIRS are monitored for potential onset. Patients who are experiencingnon-CRS-related SIRS conditions are assessed and monitored usingalternative algorithms. This stratification of SIRS patients is done viaexpert input or algorithmic classification depending on a defined CRSguideline standard. The system allows for monitoring across differentpatient environments including remote settings for increased flexibilityand scalability across patient populations using models that incorporatedifferent data inputs. These inputs include, but are not restricted to,vital signs, clinical scoring input, patient-reported quality of life(QOL) outcomes and symptoms, laboratory measurements, etc. The CRSprediction manager utilizes ML algorithms to predict the CRS grades inadvance using common vital signs and clinical scores obtained inoncology patients receiving standard of care treatments.

The conventional computing device operates in an unconventional mannerby predicting onset and event grading of CRS in patients during apredetermined time-period in oncology patients treated for neoplasmsusing passively and or actively input patient-related health data. Inthis manner, the computing device is used in an unconventional mannerand allows faster and more efficient CRS diagnosis and treatment forimproved patient outcomes, thereby improving the functioning of theunderlying computing device. The utilization of the computing device inan unconventional manner allows for the implementation of an improvedcare pathway that protects patients receiving treatments that can causeiatrogenic CRS. This care pathway protects patients from when they areconsidered for the treatment through the point at which they aredischarged from monitoring following treatment.

Referring again to FIG. 1 , an exemplary block diagram illustrates asystem 100 for predicting the onset of, grading, and deterioration of apatient at risk for cytokine release syndrome (CRS) events. In someexamples, the system includes a network 102 enabling data transmissionbetween devices and/or other systems connected to the network 102, suchas, but not limited to, one or more input device(s) 104, sensordevice(s) 106, output device(s) 108, a remote data store and/or a cloudserver, such as, but not limited to, the cloud server 112.

Network 102, in some examples, is implemented by one or more physicalnetwork components, such as, but without limitation, routers, switches,network interface cards (NICs), and other network devices. The network102 is any type of network for enabling communications with remotecomputing devices, such as, but not limited to, a local area network(LAN), a subnet, a wide area network (WAN), a wireless (Wi-Fi) network,or any other type of network. In this example, network 102 is a WAN,such as the Internet. However, in other examples, the network 102 is alocal or private LAN.

The patient input device(s) 104 represent any device executingcomputer-executable instructions. The patient input device(s) 104 can beimplemented as a mobile computing device, such as, but not limited to, awearable computing device, a mobile telephone, laptop, tablet, computingpad, netbook, gaming device, and/or any other portable device. Thepatient input device(s) 104 include at least one processor and a memory(not shown). The patient input device(s) 104 can also include a userinterface component (not shown). A patient 115 associated with thepatient input device(s) 104 uses the patient input device(s) 104 toprovide health data 109. In some cases, where patient 115 is unable toprovide the health data, a family member or other caregiver may utilizethe patient input device(s) 104 to provide the patient health data 109.In some examples, health data 109 includes user-provided responses toone or more questions in a questionnaire.

The user-provided data in the patient-related health data 109 caninclude patient feedback provided by patient 115, such as input symptomsand patient reported outcomes (PROs) and/or questionnaire responses.Other user-provided data is provided by care team members, such as oneor more caregiver(s) 119 (clinician or another caregiver), monitoringthe patient. The user-provided data can include Glasgow coma scale (GCS)data, AVPU (alert, voice, pain, unresponsive), or other conscious stateassessment input by the clinician. In some examples, the caregiver(s)119 interacts with the cloud system via a computing device, such as, butnot limited to, a computing device, the one or more sensor device(s) 106including a communications interface device, or any other type of deviceenabling the caregiver(s) 119 to interact with the cloud system. In someexamples, the computing device is any type of device executingcomputer-executable instructions, such as, but not limited to, thecomputing device 300 in FIG. 3 below. The computing device can include amobile computing device, such as a tablet or smart phone.

The sensor device(s) 106 includes one or more sensor devices forgenerating sensor data 114 associated with patient 115. The sensordevice(s) 106 in some examples include passive devices for generatingsensor data 114, such as wearable sensor devices worn by the patient115.

In this example, the user is a patient receiving treatment in a clinicalsetting. However, in other examples, patient 115 is remote from aclinical setting, such as in an out-patient, rehabilitation, home, orother setting. The sensor device(s) 106 include wearable sensor devicesgathering continuous sensor data and/or sensor devices which areperiodically used to obtain episodic sensor data. The sensor device(s),in some non-limiting examples, include temperature sensors(thermometer), blood pressure monitor, heart (pulse) monitor, bloodoxygen monitor, respiration monitor, electrocardiogram (EKG), or anyother type of sensor device for generating the sensor data 114associated with a patient, such as the patient 115.

In this example, the patient 115 is being monitored and the one or morecaregiver(s) 119 include a clinician, nurse, medical personnel, labtechnician, and/or another caregiver. The system permits interactionbetween the patient 115 and the caregiver(s) 119 (any type oflab/clinical personnel). In some examples, the caregiver(s) 119 provideslaboratory, genomic, and transcriptomic data used in modeling theseconditions, including continuous and/or episodic clinical interfacingwithin the system. For example, episodic data can include data obtainedfrom patient blood draws performed by the clinician over time forupdating patient-related health data. The demographic/genomicinformation may be static, but the labs and other continuous andepisodic data is updated dynamically, much like the device ePROs(Electronic Patient Reported Outcomes).

The set of one or more sensor device(s) 106 sends the sensor data 114 tothe CRS prediction manager 130 in real-time for utilization ingenerating CRS predictions and grading of predicted CRS events. Thesensor data may be pushed to a computing device or the cloud server 112from the sensor device(s) 106 via the network 102. In other examples,the CRS prediction manager 130 requests the sensor data from the sensordevice(s) 106 and/or the data store 110 storing the sensor data via apull request. In still other examples, the sensor data 114 is storeduntil a predetermined time-period or predetermined event triggeringtransmission of the sensor data to the CRS prediction manager system,such as in a periodic download of the data for use in analysis.

The cloud server 112 is a logical server providing services to one ormore connected computing devices or other clients, such as, but notlimited to, the patient input device(s) 104, the output device(s) 108and/or a computing device, such as the computing device 300 in FIG. 3below. The cloud server 112 is hosted and/or delivered via the network102.

In some non-limiting examples, the cloud server 112 is associated withone or more physical servers. In other examples, the cloud server 112 isassociated with a distributed network of servers.

The cloud server 112, in the example shown in FIG. 1 , includes a datastore for storing sensor data 114 and/or other patient-related data usedby a CRS prediction manager 130 to generate a CRS prediction 118 basedon analysis of algorithm input(s) and parameter(s) received from one ormore input data sources, such as, but not limited to, the inputdevice(s) 104. The parameter(s) (not shown) optionally includeuser-configured values and default values, such as, but not limited to,threshold value(s) and/or the predetermined time-period.

The data store 110 is optionally included on the cloud server 112 oraccessible by the cloud server 112 for storing data, such as, but notlimited to, data associated with a CRS prediction 118 outputs 120 to auser via the output device(s) 108. The outputs 134 include a predictedprobability 136 of the CRS event onset and/or predictive grading of anycurrent CRS event or predicted future CRS event which is predicted tooccur a pre-determined time-period(s) 122 after prediction generation bythe CRS prediction manager system 130 using one or more trained machinelearning (ML) model(s) 124. The pre-determined time-period(s) 122 is auser-defined time-period. In this example, the predeterminedtime-period(s) 122 is a twenty-four-hour time period. However, in otherexamples, the predetermined time-period(s) 122 is any user-configuredtime-period during which a predicted CRS event is predicted to occurand/or the predicted CRS event is predicted to change severity (improveor decline).

The data store 110 is optionally implemented as any type of datastorage, such as a local or remote data store. The data store 110 caninclude one or more remote data storage devices accessible via thenetwork 102, such as, but not limited to, the data storage device 312 inFIG. 3 below. In other examples, the data store 110 includes a cloudstorage, such as a database or file system on a cloud or a data center.The system can include any configuration of internal and external(networked) storage of the models, parameters, and outputs.

In some examples, the CRS prediction manager system 130 receives sensordata 114 from the sensor device(s) 106 via the network 102 using acommunications interface device, such as, but not limited to, the userinterface device 308 in FIG. 3 below. In other examples, the CRSprediction manager system 130 requests the sensor data 114 from the setof one or more sensor device(s) 106 via the network 102. The sensordevice(s) 106 transmits the sensor data 114 via the network 102 inresponse to the request. In other examples, the set of sensor device(s)106 automatically transmits the sensor data 114 to the CRS predictionmanager system 130 in real time as the sensor data 114 is dynamicallygenerated. In still other examples, the sensor data 114 is sent atregular intervals or in response to a predetermined event. The sensordata 114 may include continuous sensor data and/or episodic sensor dataassociated with the vital signs and/or other health data of the patient115.

As used herein, the term “vital signs” is not limited to patient datainput from sensor devices. Vital signs data can also includephysiological or biological signals data encompassing a variety ofsignals and/or features.

The CRS prediction manager system 130, in some examples, utilizes one ormore ML model(s) 124. The ML model or models may incorporate any typesof techniques to analyze and transform raw sensor data and/or databaseinformation to predictive outputs and generate alerts 126. In thisexample, the ML model(s) 124 are accessed by the CRS prediction managersystem 130. In other examples, the ML model(s) 124 can optionally beincorporated within the CRS prediction manager system 130.

The CRS prediction manager system 130, in this example, obtainspatient-related health data 109 for a monitored patient 115, includingvital signs data obtained from the set of sensor device(s) 106associated with the monitored patient 115 (patient) and user-provideddata associated with the monitored patient 115. The examples are notlimited to obtaining patient-related health data from sensors, patients,and/or caregivers. Patient-related data, such as, but not limited to,lab data, EHR data and other data not entered by a user through aspecific portal within the system. Patient-related data in otherexamples is obtained through linked accounts, downloaded from one ormore other data sources in addition to or instead of user-provided data.

The CRS prediction manager system 130 analyzes the patient-relatedhealth data using a trained ML prediction model selected from thetrained ML model(s) 124. The CRS prediction manager system 130 generatesthe CRS prediction 118 based on analysis of the patient-related healthdata. The CRS prediction 118 includes a probability of a CRS eventoccurring within the predetermined time-period(s) 122 after generationof the CRS prediction 118. In some examples, the prediction is output tothe user via a notification including the CRS prediction 118, such as amedical or healthcare professional. The notification is output if theprobability of the CRS event exceeds one or more threshold(s) 128indicating onset of the CRS event is likely to occur within thepredetermined time-period(s) 122. In some examples, the CRS predictionmanager system 130 applies one or more user-configurable thresholdvalue(s) or threshold range(s) or heuristic models to determine if/whento issue a CRS event alert. A threshold range can include a rangedefined by maximum threshold probability and a minimum thresholdprobability for generating a notification and/or CRS event alert. If CRShas already onset, the report may or may not additionally includegradation information and deterioration prediction.

In this example, the parameter(s) and/or other algorithm inputs arestored on the data store 110 on the cloud server 112. The data store 110optionally also stores the prediction(s) grading, and potential fordeterioration (predicted outcomes). The threshold(s) are applied to theoutput probabilities to determine whether to generate one or morealert(s) 126. In these examples, the model(s) are stored and used totransform the patient health data 109 into the CRS prediction.

The data store 110 is optionally used to store patient health data andprovides the data to the ML model which is used to monitor the patientand predict CRS events. The data transfer between the data storage andthe clinician interface and patient interface are bidirectional, inwhich the data can be retrieved and also pushed with new data or updatethe existing data content.

In some examples, the system determines patient similarity measures,such as similarity scores based on the monitored patient's health datasuch as the patient's history, symptoms and continuously updating vitalsign and measurement records to each of the training cohorts, and thenuses these scores to select a personalized CRS prediction model from theset of pre-trained CRS predictive models stored in the model(s) 124 inthe data store 110. As noted above each of these models are pretrainedfor a set of similar patients, referred to as the training cohort forthe respective model, with similarity measures calculated from theirhealth characteristics including history, comorbid conditions, symptoms,physiological measurements, and laboratory values.

The model(s) 124 in the data store 110, in other examples, also containsa model pretrained for the general population. In the case that theinput patient characteristics are a very unique corner cases or found tobe less similar to the existing previous patient pool, or if apersonalized predictive model does not exist to match for the inputpatient characteristics, the general population-based model is selected,and the respective model parameters are input to the CRS predictionmanager system.

In other examples, the system enables predicting cytokine releasesyndrome's onset, undertaking associated severity and deteriorationmonitoring and prediction, generating CRS-related notifications througha CRS prediction manager system, and coupling these system pieces with apatient care pathway to keep patients receiving treatments capable oftriggering and susceptible to cytokine storms safe. When a patient isset to receive a treatment that can trigger CRS, information about thatpatient is gathered. This information includes, but is not limited to,genomic, epigenetic, demographic, diagnosis, disease severity or burden,treatment, prescription drugs, hospitalizations, insurance, healthsurveys/questionnaires, and laboratory data. This data is then analyzedto stratify the patient's risk profile for an adverse event, includingCRS, following the treatment. In triage, the patient is given a certainlevel of monitoring and proximity to care based on the patient's riskprofile. The patient then undergoes treatment and is discharged based onhow he/she was triaged. Patient-related health data for a monitoredpatient is obtained. The patient-related health data comprises vitalsigns data obtained from a set of sensor devices associated with themonitored patient and user-provided data, including data provided by thepatient, any associated patient caregivers, electronic health records,and/or data provided by the clinician associated with the monitoredpatient. The patient-related data is analyzed using a trained CRSprediction manager system, including one or more trained machinelearning prediction models. A CRS event prediction is generated based onthe analysis. The prediction includes a probability of a CRS eventoccurring within a predetermined time-period after generation of the CRSprediction. Multiple predetermined time-periods could be considered at agiven time. A notification is provided of the predicted CRS event if theprobability of the CRS event exceeds a threshold probability indicatingonset of the CRS event is likely to occur within the predeterminedtime-period. If a CRS event is determined to be onset, the gradation ofthat CRS event and the probability the patient may further deterioratewithin some window of time can also be included in the generated alert,notification, and or report. A monitoring caregiver is able to thereport as well as any additional data to make a decision about the needto treat the patient for the adverse event with antipyretics, steroids,vasopressin, oxygen support, etc., and a decision about whether thecurrent level of monitoring is appropriate or not appropriate. In thismanner, some examples provide a system by which oncology patientsreceiving treatment and at-risk for iatrogenic cytokine release syndromeare safely monitored. In an exemplary patient care pathway, the patientis monitored by the CRS prediction manager system 130 followingtreatment with immunotherapy. If the patient is deemed of be ofsufficiently low risk, then the patient is passively monitored with asingle wearable device in a remote setting. If the patient is deemed tobe of a higher risk, the patient is more actively monitored withattending caregivers and/or with increased number of parameters beinggathered. However, the examples are not limited to these care pathways.

FIG. 2 is an exemplary block diagram illustrating a system 200 forgenerating CRS event predictions using one or more machine learning (ML)model(s) 202. In some examples, the CRS prediction manager 130 includesa deterioration algorithm 210 which analyzes patient-related health data205 to predict whether a CRS event is likely to occur in a given patientwithin a predetermined future time-period. The deterioration algorithm210, in some examples, determines a probability or likelihood of a CRSevent in a patient that is not currently experiencing a CRS event and/orpredict whether the condition of a patient already experiencing a CRSevent is likely to improve or decline (become worse). Monitoringcaregivers in this pathway can use these analyses as an aid in theirdecision-making when it comes to maintaining or changing patientmonitoring conditions as well as deciding how to treat patients who areat-risk for or have adverse events onsetting.

In one sample embodiment, an onset algorithm 206 analyzespatient-related health data 205 to predict when a CRS event is likely tooccur following an infusion with an immunotherapy to treat a neoplasm(tumor) in a patient. CRS event onset times vary in length and durationbetween different immunotherapies. The onset algorithm 206 analyzespatient-related input data to predict whether CRS onset is most likelywithin a day after treatment, the second day after the treatment, thirdday after treatment, etc. Treatment can include surgery, immunotherapy,or any other treatment.

A grading algorithm 208 analyzes patient-related health data 205associated with a user to grade a predicted CRS event in a patient. TheML model(s) 202, in some examples, analyze patient-related health data205 using pattern recognition to generate the CRS event predictions,onset probabilities and/or grading.

The grade can include a grade selected from a set of two or more grades.For example, the grades can include a first grade for no CRS eventpredicted and a second grade indicating a CRS event is predicted. Thegrades can include three grades, such as, no CRS, mild CRS, and severeCRS. The grades can include four grades, such as, no CRS, mild CRS,moderate CRS, and severe CRS.

The grades are not limited to grades of mild, moderate, and severe. Inother examples, the grades can include letter grades, percentage grades,number grades, or any other type of grading.

The CRS prediction manager 130, in some examples, utilized trained MLmodels. One or more of the trained ML models are optionally trainedusing existing patient data and/or other training data (not shown), suchas input data and/or output data to train the algorithm, such as groundtruth. The ground truth data, in other examples, includes datareflecting clinical data. In still other examples, the training dataoptionally includes data associated with historical outcomes.

For example, the training data optionally includes patient vital signsbefore an immunotherapy infusion as well as through the infusion. Thefollowing adverse event(s) can be provided as input training data, whileCRS adjudication by professional clinicians following American Societyfor Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT) gradation guidelinescan be provided for ground truth output.

The ML model(s) 202 may optionally be updated/retrained dynamicallybased on updated training data and/or feedback 216 to update/improve thedeterioration algorithm 210, onset algorithm 206 and/or gradingalgorithm 208 used to analyze the patient-related health data 205.

The patient-related health data 205 includes physiological data 218generated by one or more sensor devices, such as, but not limited to,the sensor device(s) 106 in FIG. 1 . In some examples, the patient isintermittently or continuously monitored by one or more home andcommunity based biomedical sensors to generate physiological data 218.The physiological data 218 includes vital signs data.

The sensors may include one or more wearable devices that measure thepatient's physical activity, the patient's physiological data, includingvital signs, along with other parameters related to patient health. Thephysical activity measures may include, but are not limited to, bodyacceleration, steps, posture, fall, activity intensity, ambulation,gait, and associated durations. The physiological measurements mayinclude, but not limited to, heart rate (or pulse rate), heart ratevariability, respiratory rate, blood oxygen saturation, temperature,noninvasive blood pressure and correlates, and derived parameters fromphotoplethysmogram (PPG), electrocardiogram (ECG) or other physiologicalsignals. Additional parameters may include, but are not limited to,those related to edema and swelling such as weight and extremity size.Data may also be collected from non-invasive vital sign sensors providedin a home, community health clinic or general practitioner office (i.e.,non-hospital), such as blood pressure monitors and heart rate monitors.Data could also be collected from personal/home invasive/semi-invasiveor sample-based sensors such as subcutaneous implantable sensors such asthose used for blood glucose monitoring. These can be generally classedas home and community based biomedical sensors (as distinct fromhospital-based monitoring equipment). A patient interface is provided toenter the measurement values or connect to and download data from thesensors. This may be directly from the sensors, for example via an apprunning on a local smartphone or computing device, or from other storagesources, such as cloud storage sources.

A user interface, in other examples, allow collection of patientsymptoms. This may be an application installed on the patient'ssmartphone or tablet (or other computing device) and allows the patientto enter from time-to-time the commonly experienced symptoms associatedwith his/her health such as cough, fever, pain, nasal congestion,shortness of breath and other signs. This patient health data is sent oruploaded to a patient data store, such as, but not limited to, the datastorage device 312 in FIG. 3 . This may be secure data storagesincluding, but not limited to, dedicated hard disks on servers or cloudstorage services. This may be sent in real time, periodically, or inbatches. The monitoring data may be continuous or intermittent, and maycomprise repeated measurements of one or more vital signs, with eachmeasurement having an associated time.

The physiological data 218 in other examples, includes episodic 220 dataobtained at discrete times/events and/or continuous 222 data obtainedfrom monitors which continuously monitor patient vital signs. In someexamples, episodic 220 data includes blood pressure data obtained via ablood pressure device, blood oxygen saturation data obtained via a pulseoximeter, temperature data obtained via a thermometer (contact ornon-contact means of thermal sensing). A non-limiting example ofcontinuous 222 data includes but not limited to pulse data generated bya pulse monitor.

Patient-provided data 224 is data provided by a patient, such asanswers/response to questionnaires or any other patient-providedinformation. Other patient-provided data 224 can include symptoms and/orePROs.

Health input 228 includes any health-related data associated with amonitored patient. Health input 228 in some examples is provided by acaregiver or other medical professional. The health input 228 caninclude caregiver observations, results of exams, tests performed, notesregarding treatment or any other caregiver provided data. The clinicianinput can include Glasgow coma scale (GCS) and neurological, cognitive,motor responses, and or AVPU (alertness, verbal, pain, andunresponsiveness) input data. The GCS is a clinician score. Health input228 can also include genomic data, laboratory test results and otherclinician provided input to the CRS prediction algorithm.

Other patient-related data 226 includes data provided by a doctor orother medical provider, historical data 230, patient demographic data232, or any other patient-related data which may be used by the CRSprediction manager 130 to generate a CRS event outcome 234 for a user.In this example, the patient-related data 226 includes data other thanpatient-provided data 224 and physiological data 218, such as healthinput 228, historical data 230 and/or demographic data 232. However, thepatient-related data 226 is not limited to health input 228, historicaldata 230 and/or demographic data 232. The patient-related data 226 caninclude any type of data associated with a patient obtained from anysource associated with a patient, patient health, patient treatment, orother relevant data. For example, it could additionally include genomic,transcriptomic, epigenetic, etc. data.

The CRS event outcome 234, in some examples, include an onsetprobability 236 that a CRS event will occur during a future time period,such as a twenty-four-hour time period after the prediction isgenerated. The outcome 234 optionally includes a grade 238 (category)indicating a severity of the predicted CRS event and/or an outcome 234of an ongoing CRS event. The outcome 234 indicates whether the patient'scondition is likely to improve or decline (worsen) within the timeperiod.

In some examples, the onset algorithm 206 identifies the time of eventwhen a CRS condition could onset and output a CRS event versus no CRSevent categorical outputs periodically, such as minute, hourly or dailybasis. Likewise, the grading algorithm 208 optionally can outputdifferent gradation categories or levels if a CRS event is deemed to beonset or about to onset. In still other examples, the grades generatedby the grading algorithm 208 a set of CRS severity grades can be mild,moderate, or severe. In yet another example, the set of grades can begrade 1, grade 2, grade 3 or grade 4 (similar to ASTCT grading). Instill other examples, the deterioration algorithm 210 generates adeterioration 240 prediction. The deterioration algorithm 210 predictswhether the patient is likely to improve, or decline (deteriorate) basedon the output CRS severity grade and/or other available patient-relateddata. The onset algorithm 206, grading algorithm 208 and/ordeterioration algorithm 210 can potentially make use of many ML modelsfor predicting CRS onset at different times, etc. The ML models used byeach type of algorithm includes one or more of the ML models from MLmodel(s) 202.

The patient health data for a patient optionally includes clinical dataitems obtained from one or more clinical data sources, a plurality ofpatient measurement data obtained from one or more wearable, home andcommunity based biomedical sensors such as wearable and vital signsensors, and a plurality of symptoms obtained from the patient, forexample via a patient user interface executing on a mobile user deviceused by the patient, such as, but not limited to, the patient inputdevice(s) 104 in FIG. 1 .

The plurality of patients includes historical patients and/or monitoredpatients. Historical patients are patients for which historical patienthealth data may be available and includes previously monitored patients.The system may be utilized to monitor a single patient or multiplepatients simultaneously.

In some examples, training data and feedback is used to create and/ordynamically update one or more CRS prediction models after the patienthas an outcome (resolves). These models include a machine learning (ML)models. The CRS prediction models are stored in a model store, such as adatabase or file store that electronically stores the relevant modelparameters and configuration (for example by exporting a trained model).In some examples, the model store is a data storage, such as, but notlimited to, the data store 110 in FIG. 1 and/or the data storage device312 in FIG. 3 . A CRS prediction model is generated, in some examples,by identifying a training cohort of similar patients according to apatient similarity measure and then training the CRS prediction modelusing the training cohort of similar patients.

In some examples, clinical data input items are divided intodemographic/descriptive data of the patient (age, weight, sex, smokingstatus, etc.), pre-existing medical conditions (diabetes, heart disease,allergies, etc.), and clinical observations/notes. Similarity betweenpatients may be assessed based on correlation measures, scoring systems,distance measures, etc. When generating a specific combination of dataitems, similarity functions, and/or similarity criterion/criteria usedto generate a similarity measure/similar group of patients, a check isperformed to ensure the current combination is sufficiently differentfrom another set (for example at least 3 different data items selected).Similarly, after multiple similar patient groups have been identifiedusing different similarity measures, this set could be filtered toexclude a patient group too similar to another patient group to ensure adiversity of similar patient groups, and thus a diversity of CRS models.The models may be trained using all available data for patients (forexample using deep learning training methods), or using specific dataitems, which may be determined based on how the similar patients wereidentified, for example the same set of data items used to calculatesimilarity.

A prediction model, in other examples, is generated by training a CRSprediction model on a general population of patients drawn from theplurality of patients. This may be all the patients in the data store ora random or representative sample. Similarity measures could becalculated between patients in the samples to ensure the sample isreflective of a general population (for example by requiring the averagesimilarity to be low). That is, models are trained on a range ofhomogenous sub-populations with similar health data as well as a modelbased on a general heterogenous population.

The system may be used to monitor patients to detect or stratifySIRS-related onset events. In the event of CRS onset, the system cangrade and predict deterioration in patients. In an example, patienthealth data is obtained for a monitored patient. The patient health dataincludes clinical data obtained from one or more clinical data sources,patient measurement data obtained from one or more wearable, home, andcommunity based biomedical sensors such as wearable sensors and/or vitalsign sensors (including non-invasive and invasive vital sign sensors),and data describing symptoms obtained from the patient. When the patientis first monitored, patient health data may be captured or imported fromelectronic health records and clinical record systems, or access may beprovided to the electronic health records or systems

The system can continuously monitor the patient collecting regular orad-hoc patient health data from wearable and home/clinic based vitalsign sensors, as well as symptoms. Updates may also be obtained fromclinical data sources, such as laboratory test results, treatments, andclinician notes. The system is configured to select a CRS predictionmodel from the plurality of prediction models for monitoring thepatient. This is performed by identifying the prediction model with thetraining cohort most similar to the monitored patient (i.e., “likepatients”), and if no similar training cohort can be identified thenselecting the general population prediction model.

The selected prediction model is then used to monitor the patient todetect and/or potentially stratify SIRS-related events, for example byprocessing new/updates to patient health data. This may be used togenerate electronic alerts if an infection and/or CRS event is detectedor predicted to happen in future (e.g., within a predetermined timeperiod). Detection is followed by gradation of severity. The system mayalso repeat the step of selecting the most similar prediction model inresponse to a change in the patient health data of the monitored patientover time. This allows the system to keep using the most similar (andarguably relevant) patient cohort as the patient's measurements andsymptoms change, for example as the monitored patient begins to showsigns of CRS.

A clinician user interface is provided, in other examples, to interfacewith the one or more clinical data sources, such as electronic medicalrecords. The clinician user interface also allows the clinician(including doctors, surgeons, medical specialists and other health careprofessionals and service providers) to access or visualize thepatient's health data and trends from a set of dashboards or summarypages or graphic illustrations on mobile application or website portals,such as via the cloud server 112 in FIG. 1 .

In these examples, the clinician inputs clinical interpretations andobservational notes into the system via appropriate user interfacesincluding submitting text summaries of patient status and interactions.Laboratory (lab) test reports, images and documents may also be viewedor imported, uploaded or access granted. The clinician is alsooptionally able to review push notifications of alerts and/ornotifications. The clinician provides feedback regarding whether thegenerated alerts are true positives or potentially false alarms. Thefeedback is optionally used to refine/update the ML model.

In other examples, clinician inputs and notes are transferred to thesecured cloud/data storage of the system. The clinician interface mayalso be configured to access electronic medical records stored byhospitals, clinics, or other health providers which contain thepatient's demographic characteristic profile (i.e., patient metadata)and clinical history, including outcomes of infections or CRS episodesfrom previous treatments, any information surroundinginflammation-related biomarkers, previous treatments the patientreceived, and hospitalizations. Patient metadata, such as demographicinformation, general health characteristics and pre-existing conditionsmay also be entered via the patient user interface or clinician userinterface. Previous outcomes in relation to CRS events can be used totrain the prediction models.

For example, a potential outcome variable predicted by our CRSmonitoring solution could be the onset of severe CRS requiringmechanical ventilation. This is an alternative CRS-specific outcomecompared to severe CRS requiring use of vasopressor. There may bedistinct biomarkers embedded into machine learning-based algorithms foreach of these distinct outcomes. For example, previous vascular-relatedhospitalizations may be indicative of CRS requiring vasopressor.Difficulty dealing with pneumonia or other respiratory infections mayindicate pulmonary challenges that are likely to require oxygen supportfollowing treatment with an immunotherapy. Certain profiles ofinflammation-related biomarkers might be good indicators that thepatient is likely to have CRS onset quickly following infusion.

Alternatively, these data can be indicative of the rate at which the CRSworsens. This could include previous outcomes related to infection beingassociated with the rate at which inflammatory biomarkers in patientserum increase, which could be associated with the CRS gradation.Similarly, previous treatments the patient has received, and theirtiming, such as fluid resuscitation, can related to the rate at whichthe patient blood pressure drops, which would be indicative of the rateof increasing CRS severity (patient deterioration). In another example,differences in the changes of inflammatory biomarkers from previousevents and outcomes for this specific patient or like patients could beindicative of a more or less severe CRS event or a CRS event as opposedto another SIRS event such as sepsis.

As discussed above, the process to compute the similarity measure coulduse any or combinations of data items (or encodings) of the patienthealth data, similarity functions/metrics (which may generate similarityscores), and/or similarity criterion/criteria. There is also norestriction in the methods by which the similarity of various parametersis assessed or how these similarity functions/scores/criterion arecombined and or applied to obtain a patient similarity measure. If amatching personalized CRS prediction model exists, the predictive modelparameters are input to the CRS prediction manager, which extracts therelevant patient's history, symptoms and vital records from the datastorage, and the processed health data trends, laboratory test results,clinician notes from clinician interface tools as well.

The CRS prediction manager system, in other examples, monitors incoming(real-time) patient data. The CRS prediction manager system may be anyor a combination of a rule-based CRS event detector, binary ormulti-class classifier or a multivariate regressor assessing the riskfor CRS events based on the monitoring data. The CRS prediction managersystem (ML model) is configured to analyze incoming patient health dataand generate an output indicating the risk (probability and grade) ofone or more CRS events. This may be a binary outcome, likelihood scoreor a probability measure. Determination of a positive event or a classor a risk associated with infection and CRS leads to the generation ofalerts and notifications. In one embodiment each prediction manager isan ML classifier which is configured to monitor updates to patienthealth data for the monitored patient and generate an alert if a CRSevent is detected.

Alerts may be sent to the patient or their caregiver via the patientuser interface, for example to alert them to a potentially seriousinfection or deterioration event. Alerts may also be sent to theclinician interface to notify the clinician, health care provider andassociated parties and displayed in the clinician user interface, forexample on a mobile application and or web portal. Additional data suchas health trend data may be included with the alert. The clinician canreview the generated positive alerts, the corresponding health trenddata, and can verify the validity of the generated alerts and providefeedback in annotating the predicted CRS events to be true positives orfalse positives. In case of a new clinical event, the clinicianinterface allows the clinician to make entries of clinical eventsincluding severe adverse events and changes in medications. Theclinician's feedback for the generated CRS events or the new entries ofclinical events are pushed and updated as the corresponding referencedata for the given patient's health information, measurements, andsymptoms.

A decision for retraining of the CRS prediction manager system ML modelis obtained either automatically at desired periodic time intervals orwith manual confirmation input using clinical interface tool. Theautomatic decision logic for retraining may be enabled or disableddepending upon desired preset criterion (or criteria). In oneembodiment, if the feedback entries for generated positive infection andsepsis events and or the new entries of qualifying clinical adverseevents exceeds a preset threshold, then decision logic is enabled forretraining. This results in adaptation or regeneration of the ML modelsfor the given data repository containing patent information, continuousand or discrete patient measurements, and episodic symptoms andreference events. After retraining the models, the updated models arestored in the model store, for example replacing the currently storedmodels.

FIG. 3 is an exemplary block diagram illustrating a computing device 300for CRS onset prediction and event grading. In the example of FIG. 3 ,the computing device 300 represents any device executingcomputer-executable instructions 302 (e.g., as application programs,operating system functionality, or both) to implement the operations andfunctionality associated with the computing device 300. The computingdevice 300 may be any type of computing device implemented as part of asystem for CRS onset and severity prediction, such as, but not limitedto, the system 100 in FIG. 1 and/or the system 200 in FIG. 2 .

The computing device 300, in some examples, includes a mobile computingdevice or any other portable device. A mobile computing device includes,for example but without limitation, a mobile telephone, laptop, tablet,computing pad, netbook, gaming device, and/or portable media player. Thecomputing device 300 can also include less-portable devices such asservers, desktop personal computers, kiosks, or tabletop devices.Additionally, the computing device 300 can represent a group ofprocessing units or other computing devices.

In some examples, the computing device 300 has at least one processor304 and a memory 306. The computing device 300, in some examplesincludes a user interface device 308.

The processor 304 includes any quantity of processing units and isprogrammed to execute the computer-executable instructions 302. Thecomputer-executable instructions 302 is performed by the processor 304,performed by multiple processors within the computing device 300 orperformed by a processor external to the computing device 300. In someexamples, the processor 304 is programmed to execute instructions suchas those illustrated in the figures (e.g., FIG. 8 , FIG. 9 , and FIG. 10).

The computing device 300 further has one or more computer-readablemedia, such as the memory 306. The memory 306 includes any quantity ofmedia associated with or accessible by the computing device 300. Thememory 306, in these examples, is internal to the computing device 300(as shown in FIG. 3 ). In other examples, the memory 306 is external tothe computing device (not shown) or both (not shown).

The memory 306 stores data, such as one or more applications. Theapplications, when executed by the processor 304, operate to performfunctionality on the computing device 300. The applications cancommunicate with counterpart applications or services, such as webservices accessible via a network, such as, but not limited to, thenetwork 102 in FIG. 1 above. In an example, the applications representdownloaded client-side applications that correspond to server-sideservices executing in a cloud.

In other examples, the user interface device 308 includes a graphicscard for displaying data to the user and receiving data from the user.The user interface device 308 can also include computer-executableinstructions (e.g., a driver) for operating the graphics card. Further,the user interface device 308 can include a display (e.g., a touchscreen display or natural user interface) and/or computer-executableinstructions (e.g., a driver) for operating the display. The userinterface device 308 can also include one or more of the following toprovide data to the user or receive data from the user: speakers, asound card, a camera, a microphone, a vibration motor, one or moreaccelerometers, a BLUETOOTH® brand communication module, globalpositioning system (GPS) hardware, and a photoreceptive light sensor. Ina non-limiting example, the user inputs commands or manipulates data bymoving the computing device 300 in one or more ways.

In some examples, the computing device 300 optionally includes acommunications interface device 310. The communications interface device310 includes a network interface card and/or computer-executableinstructions (e.g., a driver) for operating the network interface card.Communication between the computing device 300 and other devices, suchas, but not limited to, a patient input device, sensor device(s) and/ora cloud server, can occur using any protocol or mechanism over any wiredor wireless connection. In some examples, the communications interfacedevice 310 is operable with short range communication technologies suchas by using near-field communication (NFC) tags.

The computing device 300 optionally includes a data storage device 312for storing data. The data storage device 312 can include one or moredifferent types of data storage devices, such as, for example, one ormore rotating disks drives, one or more solid state drives (SSDs),and/or any other type of data storage device. The data storage device312 in some non-limiting examples includes a redundant array ofindependent disks (RAID) array. In other examples, the data storagedevice 312 includes a database.

The data storage device 312, in this example, is included within thecomputing device 300, attached to the computing device 300, plugged intothe computing device 300, or otherwise associated with the computingdevice 300. In other examples, the data storage device 312 includes aremote data storage accessed by the computing device 300 via a network,such as a remote data storage device, a data storage in a remote datacenter, or a cloud storage.

In this example, the data storage device 312 optionally stores inputs314 utilized by the CRS prediction manager system 130 to generate a CRSprediction 316. The CRS prediction 316 outputs 318 in some examplesincludes a probability 320 indicating a likelihood of CRS onset and agrading 322 indicating a degree of severity of the CRS onset and/orpredicted outcome if CRS should occur. The outputs 318 are provided to auser via the user interface device 308. In some examples, an alertgeneration 324 generates an alert indicating the prediction 316, suchas, but not limited to, the alert lxx in FIG. 1 above.

In other examples, the outputs 318 are provided to the user via one ormore notification(s) 326 provided to the user via the user interfacedevice 308. In this example, the notification(s) 326 are displayed orotherwise output via the user interface device on the computing device300. In other examples, the notification(s) 326 are transmitted to aremote device for viewing and/or presentation to the user via an outputdevice, such as, but not limited to, the output device(s) 108 in FIG. 1above.

The CRS prediction manager system 130, in some examples, generates aprediction visualization 328 associated with the prediction 316. Thevisualization 328 is optionally the prediction 316 and/or otherpatient-related data associated with the prediction 316 presented in avisualization, such as a graph, table, chart, report, or other visual.The visualization can also include explain-ability metrics for theprediction/output.

The notification(s) 326 include one or more message(s) and/or alert(s)associated with the prediction 316. The notification(s) 328 n may beoutput to a diagnostician, medical provider, or any other user via theuser interface device 308 or other I/O device. In other examples, anotification may be transmitted to a remote computing device or servervia a network, such as the network 102 in FIG. 1 .

Thus, in some examples, the notification(s) 326, including theprediction 316, is output to one or more users, such as a medical orhealthcare professional if the probability of the CRS event exceeds athreshold probability indicating onset of the CRS event is likely tooccur within the predetermined time-period. The alert generation 324component includes or applies one or more user-configurable thresholdvalue(s) or threshold range(s) or heuristic models to determine if/whento issue a CRS event alert. A threshold range can include a rangedefined by maximum threshold probability and a minimum thresholdprobability for generating a notification and/or CRS event alert. If CRShas already onset, the report may or may not additionally includegradation information and deterioration prediction.

FIG. 4 is an exemplary block diagram illustrating a system 200 includingCRS prediction manager system 130 for generating CRS event alertsrelating to probability of onset or deterioration and the grade ofseverity. In some examples, the CRS prediction manager system 130includes a prediction generator 402. The prediction generator 402analyzes sensor data using a prediction algorithm to determine whether aCRS event 404 is likely to occur. The prediction generator 402 outputsan indicator that no CRS event 406 is likely to occur if the sensor dataanalysis does not indicate a CRS event is probable. In other words, thesystem can optionally separate sepsis and other SIRS conditions, the “noCRS event” prediction can optionally incorporate SIRS conditions andindicate CRS is not emerging or it could indicate that an adverse eventis expected that is not CRS. The system could optionally also output anindication/prediction that no adverse event (no CRS or any other adverseevent) is predicted.

In other examples, the CRS prediction manager 130 includes an onsetcomponent 408 analyzing patient-related data, including the sensor data,to determine whether CRS event onset is likely on a given day or withina given time-period. In this example, the onset component 408 generatesa per-day prediction 410 indicating whether CRS onset is likely on agiven day following a medical procedure, such as surgical intervention.The onset component 408 optionally also generates a per-day probability412 indicating a predicted probability of CRS onset on a given day orwithin a given time-period.

If a CRS event is predicted to occur in future or if a CRS onset iscurrently occurring, the CRS prediction manager system 130, in someexamples, generates a deterioration 405 prediction. The deterioration405 prediction indicates a probable outcome of the current CRS event.The deterioration 405 prediction can indicate whether a patient islikely to improve within a given period of time or indicate whether thepatient's condition is likely to deteriorate within a given future timeperiod based on the patient's current condition. This deteriorationprediction is generated using a deterioration algorithm, such as, butnot limited to, the deterioration algorithm 210 in FIG. 2 .

If CRS onset has occurred or is predicted to be likely to occur, aclassification engine 414 generates a grade for each predicted CRSevent. The grade indicates the predicted severity of a CRS event. Theset of grades can include two or more possible grades. The grades inthis example include a grade of mild 418, moderate 420 and severe 422.In this example, the set of grades includes three grades. In otherexamples, the set of grades includes two grades, four grades, fivegrades or any other number of grades for grading the severity of apredicted case of CRS for a given patient. Thus, the system decouplesdeterioration and grading to predict either deterioration or grading, aswell as predicting both deterioration and grading. In an example, if thesystem determines CRS of a certain grade has onset, the system proceedsto determine if the CRS is getting worse (deterioration). Likewise, ifthe system predicts no CRS event, a determination of grading ordeterioration prediction is unnecessary.

The CRS prediction manager system 130 optionally includes a preprocessor424 that filter(s) 426 input data using one or more user-configurablecriteria 428. The preprocessor filters the input data prior toprocessing of the input data for prediction generation.

An alert generation optionally generates a notification output to theuser to notify the user as to the predicted onset, grading and/oroutcome of the predicted CRS event, if any. The notification can includea message 434, such as an alert, instructions, suggested actions(treatments), etc.

In still other examples, the CRS prediction manager system 130 includesa visualization engine 436 which generates an output visualization 438presenting the generated prediction in a visualization for user viewing.The visualization can include a graph, chart, table, graphic, colorcoding, or any other type of visualization. Such visualizations allowfor monitoring caregivers to make rapid assessments about the trajectoryand/or current state of the patient. This aids in decision makingregarding whether the patient's monitoring should be changed or iftreatment or change of treatment for the patient is necessary.

FIG. 5 is an exemplary block diagram illustrating a CRS predictionmanager system 130 including a CRS deterioration algorithm forpredicting and alerting patients and caregivers regarding a patient'slikelihood to deteriorate following CRS onset. The CRS predictionmanager system 130 receives input data, including patienthealth/demographic inputs 502, treatment information 504, laboratoryinputs 506 and/or questionnaire inputs 508 provided by the patient inresponse to questions on one or more questionnaires. The input data isfiltered by a preprocessor 512. In some examples, the preprocessor 512is a pre-processor component, such as, but not limited to, thepreprocessor 424 in FIG. 4 .

The CRS deterioration algorithm 514 analyzes the input data andgenerates a CRS deterioration prediction 510. In this example, the CRSprediction manager system 130 includes a grading of CRS and predictionof deterioration where CRS has onset. The deterioration prediction caninclude analysis using a CRS deterioration algorithm, such as, but notlimited to, the deterioration algorithm 210 in FIG. 2 .

The prediction 510 indicates whether a CRS event is predicted to occurand/or whether the patient's condition is predicted to deterioratewithin a given time-period after the prediction is generated or whetherno CRS event is predicted. The time-period following the predictiongeneration is a user-configured time-period. In this example, theprediction indicates whether a CRS event is probable within twenty-fourhours the prediction is generated.

FIG. 6 is an exemplary block diagram illustrating a CRS predictionmanager system 130 including a CRS grading algorithm 612 for generatinga predicted grade 614 associated with a CRS onset. The CRS predictionmanager 130 receives input data 602, such as, but not limited to, healthdata 604 associated with a patient, demographic data 606 for thepatient, episodic data 608 generated by one or more sensor devices,and/or continuous data 610 generated by one or more sensor devices, suchas, but not limited to, the sensor device(s) 106 in FIG. 1 . In someexamples, the health data 604 is data associated with a patient, suchas, but not limited to, the health data 109 in FIG. 1 .

A preprocessor 616 optionally applies a filter to filter out unwanted orinapplicable data. The filtered data is analyzed by the CRS gradingalgorithm 612 to assign a grade 614 to a current CRS event or apredicted future CRS event. The grade indicates the severity of thecurrent or predicted future CRS event.

The input data 602 is not limited to the input data shown in FIG. 6 . Inother examples, input data utilized by the prediction manager caninclude genomic data, transcriptomic data, laboratory data, diagnostictest results, patient-provided responses to questions, caregiverobservations, as well as any other type of input data associated with amonitored patient's health.

FIG. 7 is an exemplary block diagram illustrating a CRS predictionmanager system 130 including a CRS onset algorithm 714 for predictingCRS onset and generating a CRS onset alert 712. The input data, in thisexample, includes patient demographic inputs 702, continuous vital signinputs 704, episodic lab inputs 706 and/or episodic ePRO inputs 708.Episodic ePRO inputs 708 includes user responses to questions providedto the patient via an electronic device, such as the input device(s) 104in FIG. 1 and/or the computing device 300 in FIG. 3 .

In some examples, the CRS onset algorithm 714 analyzes filtered datagenerated by the preprocessor 716 to determine whether CRS onset isprobable within a predetermined future time-period. The preprocessor716, in some examples, is a preprocessor such as, but not limited to,the preprocessor 424 in FIG. 4 .

If no CRS event onset is probable, the system continues monitoring 710.If a CRS event is likely, the CRS prediction manager 130 outputs a CRSonset alert 712 to one or more users. The CRS onset alert 712 isoptionally output via a notification and/or a visualization. The CRSonset alert 712 may be provided to the user via a user interface device.In other examples, the CRS onset alert is transmitted to a remotecomputing device via a network.

Thus, if CRS has onset, the CRS is graded, and potential deteriorationis predicted. If CRS onset has not occurred, the probability of onset isassessed, as shown in the exemplary process flow of FIG. 6 .

FIG. 8 is an exemplary flowchart 800 illustrating a processor forgenerating a CRS event prediction visualization. The process shown inFIG. 8 is performed by a CRS prediction manager component, executing ona computing device, such as the computing device 300 or the patientinput device(s) 104 in FIG. 1 .

The process begins by receiving input data associated with a patientfrom one or more source(s) at 802. The source(s) can include sensordevice(s), a data storage device, a cloud storage, a patient file,clinician provided data, patient provided data, etc. The input data isanalyzed by a CRS prediction manager using a ML model at 804. A CRSprediction is generated based on the analysis at 806. A determination ismade whether to generate a visualization of the prediction at 808. Ifyes, a prediction visualization is generated at 810. The visualizationcan include charts, graphs, or any other type of visual representationof the prediction. The prediction is output at 812. The processterminates thereafter.

While the operations illustrated in FIG. 8 are performed by a computingdevice, aspects of the disclosure contemplate performance of theoperations by other entities. In a non-limiting example, a cloud serviceperforms one or more of the operations. In another example, one or morecomputer-readable storage media storing computer-readable instructionsmay execute to cause at least one processor to implement the operationsillustrated in FIG. 8 .

FIG. 9 is an exemplary flowchart 900 illustrating a process flow forgenerating a CRS prediction. The process shown in FIG. 9 is performed bya CRS prediction manager system component, executing on a computingdevice, such as the computing device 300 in FIG. 3 or the patient inputdevice(s) 104 in FIG. 1 .

The process begins with CRS onset detection at 902. In some examples, acaregiver performs an assessment to determine if the patient iscurrently experiencing CRS at 904. If the patient is experiencing CRS(CRS onset) at 904, CRS gradation 906 is performed to determine thegrade. A deterioration prediction is made at 908 based on the CRS grade.A prediction report is generated at 910. The prediction is presented toone or more users at 912. In some examples, the report is presented to auser, such as a caregiver or other medical personnel via a user-facinginterface or other output device.

Returning to 904, if CRS onset has not occurred, such as where thepatient is not currently experiencing CRS, a likelihood of CRS onsetlikelihood 914 is calculated. In other words, if the patient is notexperiencing CRS, the system determines the chance of CRS onset (or CRSonset of a certain grade) and generates a prediction indicating thelikelihood of onset. The prediction report is generated at 910 andpresented to the user at 912 via an interface or other output device.The prediction report may be presented to the user via an interface oroutput device associated with the computing device generating theprediction or the prediction report may be transmitted to a remoteuser-facing output device via a network connection, such as, but notlimited to, the network 102 in FIG. 1 . In some examples, the CRSstandard for what is CRS (CRS onset) is CRS grade greater than or equalto grade two (CRS grade >=2) for example. The process terminatesthereafter.

While the operations illustrated in FIG. 9 are performed by a computingdevice, aspects of the disclosure contemplate performance of theoperations by other entities. In a non-limiting example, a cloud serviceperforms one or more of the operations. In another example, one or morecomputer-readable storage media storing computer-readable instructionsmay execute to cause at least one processor to implement the operationsillustrated in FIG. 9 .

FIG. 10 is an exemplary flowchart 1000 illustrating a process forgenerating CRS event prediction with a predicted grade. The processshown in FIG. 10 is performed by a CRS prediction manager component,executing on a computing device, such as the computing device 300 inFIG. 3 or the patient input device(s) 104 in FIG. 1 .

The process begins by aggregating user-provided data, sensor data,and/or health data at 1002. The aggregated data is analyzed using a CRSprediction algorithm at 1004. A determination is made whether a CRSevent is likely at 1006. If yes, a grade for the predicted CRS event isgenerated at 1008. The CRS event and grade prediction output is 1010. Ifno CRS event is predicted at 1006, a no CRS event prediction is outputat 1012. The process terminates thereafter.

While the operations illustrated in FIG. 10 are performed by a computingdevice, aspects of the disclosure contemplate performance of theoperations by other entities. In a non-limiting example, a cloud serviceperforms one or more of the operations. In another example, one or morecomputer-readable storage media storing computer-readable instructionsmay execute to cause at least one processor to implement the operationsillustrated in FIG. 10 .

In some non-limiting examples, training the predictive ML model trainingbegins by retrieving an extensive patient dataset consisting ofelectronic health records (EHRs) from tens of thousands of intensivecare unit (ICU) patient stays. These records optionally includepatients' demographic information, discharge diagnoses, events duringthe patients' stays such as manually recorded vitals, labs, andtreatments. To begin CRS model development, a cohort of oncologypatients is extracted from the patient dataset that did not haveindications of infection nor sepsis to explain an immune response. Thedesignation of a patient as an oncology patient without infection orsepsis was made via ICD-9 codes. Patients were excluded if they had aninfection indicated by having an ICD-9 code for an infectious disorder.Sepsis patients were also excluded.

For patients with multiple stays in the dataset, in one example, dataassociated with only the first stay was included in the dataset.Additionally, patients who were under the age of 18 and patients whodied during their admission were excluded. After filtering for theseinclusion and exclusion criteria, n=1,139 patients with 9,892 days ofpatient data were extracted. Close examination of a subset of patientmedical records revealed that a lot of patients were receiving surgicalinterventions and standard of care treatments such as chemotherapy orradiation therapy for their cancers. These surgical, pharmacological, orother clinical interventions can result in immune responses, hypoxia andhypotension stemming from a host of issues, including infection, whichcan be hard to disentangle or conclusively rule out. The shortcomings ofthis population are noted. This serves as one extended example ofextracting a cohort of patients susceptible to CRS in a publiclyavailable dataset and developing machine learning based models tomonitor and grade these patients for CRS of certain seventies. It is notlimiting the types of patients that could be extracted and monitored,the datasets that could be generated, or the types of machinelearning-based models that could be developed. Patients receivingimmunotherapies could be targeted, etc.

In a continuation of the example given, subsequent to the patientextraction, the individual patient days in the ICU were labelled. Thegoal of the CRS prediction grading algorithm (classifier) was to predictthe CRS grade of a patient during the following twenty-four-hours. Themildest CRS grades, in these examples, are defined by fever and managedhypoxia and hypotension; the most severe grades, in these examples,require life-saving intervention, e.g., mechanical ventilation (hypoxia)or vasopressors (hypotension).

In this specific example, which is not limiting, the time of a patient'sadmission is considered as the initial time. Each 24-hour periodfollowing the initial time of admission until the patient is dischargedfor which there was data in the EHR was labelled with an outcomevariable. If a patient was treated for a severe condition, with avasopressor, mechanical ventilation, or fraction of inspired oxygen(FiO₂) greater than 40%, then the day was labelled as a severe CRS day.If the patient had mild symptoms, fever and hypotension, or less serioustreatments, such as oxygen supplement with inspired oxygen at less than40%, but did not receive the more serious treatments, then the day waslabelled as mild CRS day. If the patient had none of the treatments orsymptoms indicated, then the day is labelled as a no CRS day. Thisprocess is summarized in FIG. 11 , FIG. 12 , and FIG. 13 below.

Referring now to FIG. 11 , an exemplary summary 1100 of ground truthrules used to extract and label a patient day during which the patientis experiencing CRS of mild severity. FIG. 12 is an exemplary summary1200 of ground truth rules used to extract and label a patient dayduring which the patient is experiencing severe CRS. FIG. 13 is anexemplary summary 1300 of ground truth rules used to extract and label apatient day during which the patient is experiencing no CRS.

The examples shown in FIG. 11 , FIG. 12 and FIG. 13 provides exemplaryguideline definitions of CRS grades for ICU patient days. The examplesets of rules are not meant to provide an encompassing or limitingdefinition of the condition. The rules for predicting CRS onset,labeling severity or outcomes may vary with the various types andexamples of the CRS identification and grading system.

The definition of CRS can vary across studies, treatments, clinics, andas additional information about the pathophysiology of the condition islearned. CRS, sepsis, and neurotoxicity are differing conditions. Theguideline definition of CRS in each context determines true positivesand false positives when considering prediction of onset, grading, anddeterioration prediction. The definitions in different contexts indicatewhat should be identified and graded or ruled out as separate SIRSconditions such as sepsis, neurotoxicity, etc. After checking for theseconditions, the 9,892 extracted patients days consisted of 5,215 no CRSdays, 1,931 mild CRS days, and 2,746 severe CRS days.

Referring now to FIG. 14 , an exemplary table 1400 illustrating asummary of unique patients' days and CRS severity conditions identifiedand or extracted from a dataset. In this example, there were 9892patient days extracted via the procedure described above. The majorityof these days were demarcated as no CRS days (5215 days). A manualexamination of the data revealed almost 80% of the no CRS days had nopatient monitoring data in the preceding twenty-four-hours compared toapproximately 2% of mild CRS days and approximately 3% of the severe CRSdays. A second cohort of patient days required vitals and/or GCS datawithin the twenty-four-hours before the prediction. The second cohortconsisted of the same 1,139 patients but with 1,134 no CRS days, 1,906mild CRS days, and 2,667 severe CRS days.

The input, in these examples, fall into two general groups, vitals andGCS features. The vitals consisted of heart rate, respiration rate, bodytemperature, SpO2 levels, systolic and diastolic blood pressure. The GCSfeatures are the verbal, motor, and eye-opening response scores. Thefeatures derived from these measurements include the extreme values fromthe data in the last twenty-four-hours as well as all days preceding thelast twenty-four-hours. These were the only features used in the set ofmodels for the first cohort. The models for the cohort requiring datawithin twenty-four-hours of prediction contained additional statisticalmoments and trends from these data. In both groups, various combinationsof features were evaluated to determine the resulting performance whenonly a subset of the vitals or GCS data was used.

The output of the models is the probability of the patient having noCRS, mild CRS, or severe CRS during the twenty-four-hours following theprediction time using all of the patient's data up until the time ofprediction. The probabilities sum to one. The models in this example areXGBoost models. Any machine learning model-type could have been chosenfor this example, and the use of XGBoost should not be limiting in anyway.

The basis of XGBoost models are decision trees. Decision trees splittraining data into subgroups with single classes being over-representedbased on informative feature values. For a given decision tree, a testpoint follows a path along the tree based on its features' values andthe learned splits to a leaf node; the probability of that test samplebelonging to a certain class depends on the proportion of examples ofthat class at that leaf node. XGBoost devises decision tree models usingthe training data. Each decision tree gets training examples wrong.Additional trees can be added that accurately predict examplespreviously missing. Trees can be added and weighted depending upon theirperformances on the training examples. The prediction for a test pointis the weighted sum of the predictions of the trees.

In one example model evaluation, six ML models are developed and testedwith two sets of three models each. However, the examples are notlimited to six ML models. In other examples, two ML models, as well asthree or more ML models can be used. The examples can make use ofpotentially any number of ML models to CRS onset at different times,etc.

In this example including six ML models, the first set of three modelsare the models that did not require vitals or GCS data within thetwenty-four-hours leading up to the time of prediction. The second setof three models utilized vitals and/or GCS data within thetwenty-four-hours leading up to the time of prediction. Each of the setshad one model that incorporated features from all nine data typesdiscussed above (vitals and GCS), a second model that incorporated onlythe vital sign data types discussed above, and a final model thatincorporated only heart rate, respiration rate, SpO2 and bodytemperature features. These models, in this example, became increasinglymore suited for remote and continuous patient monitoring. The data typesare accurately measurable with common wearable devices. Five-fold crossvalidation is used in this example to validate each of the six models.Days are split randomly amongst the five folds while balancing no CRS,mild CRS, and severe CRS grades.

The splits, in the example shown in FIG. 14 , are not even becausepatient stays were contained to a single fold to ensure there was notany data leakage. A single patient's day data was not incorporated forboth training and testing. Performance metrics were calculated as themean standard deviation of the area under the receiver operatingcharacteristic curve (AUROC).

Turning now to FIG. 15 , an exemplary table 1500 illustrating AUROCstatistics for various models incorporating various input feature setsand separating CRS grades or gradations is shown. The results for thesix models are summarized in the exemplary table 1500 illustrating AUROCstatistics for various models involving various choices of input featuresets and separating CRS grades or gradations. As shown in the table ofFIG. 15 , there is evidence that the no CRS event, mild CRS event, andsevere CRS classes are well separated regardless of the data used whenusing the patient day cohort that does not require vitals or GCS datawithin the 24 hrs before the time of prediction. The models separatingsevere CRS from non-severe CRS (no CRS and mild CRS) had a minimum AUROCof 0.87 and separating no CRS from CRS (mild or severe) had a minimumAUROC of 0.95. The low standard deviations in performance across thefive folds for all models shows the consistency with which these classesare separable.

FIG. 16 is an exemplary graph 1600 illustrating all feature ROC curvesfor an exemplary first patient cohort. The ROC for the model using allfeatures is shown in FIG. 16 . In some examples, GCS scores and BP dataare predictive of the CRS grades of patients in the followingtwenty-four-hours. There are statistically significant (p<0.05)differences between the average AUROCs when using all features, whenremoving GCS, and when removing GCS and BP features for modelsseparating severe CRS from non-severe CRS, mild CRS from the other twoconditions, and no CRS from CRS. If assumptions of normality held, usinga Repeated Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) with paired post hoc t tests ifsignificant difference is found in the ANOVA. If normality did not hold,a Friedman test with Nemenyi post hoc testing is used.

In all three model types, there is a significant difference betweengroups. All group pairs were significantly different when separatingsevere CRS from non-severe CRS and no CRS from CRS. To address the issueof missing data being predictive, consider the models that predicted CRSgrades on days for which there was vitals and/or GCS data in thepreceding twenty-four-hours. These models are intended to be morepractical as they attempt to not exploit the different monitoringlevels. These models show predictive value in discriminating the threeclasses in the twenty-four-hours following prediction with a minimumAUROC of 0.68. An AUROC of 0.76 separates severe CRS and non-severe CRSusing only 4 vital signs. AUROC statistics are highest for no CRS vs.CRS.

FIG. 17 is an exemplary graph 1700 illustrating all feature ROC curvesfor an exemplary second cohort. ROCs for the all-features model areshown in FIG. 17 . Here, performance is consistent across the fivefolds.

With these three model types, statistical differences between theperformances of models incorporating different feature groups areassessed using the same procedure as above. There is a statisticallysignificant difference (p<0.05) between all pairings of groups for allmodel types. The all-feature model is the highest performing. The modelusing all vital signs performed better than the model using HR, RR, SpO2and body temperature. The importance of GCS and BP is supported bylooking at the average feature importance from the five-fold crossvalidation for the all-feature model and the vitals-only model.

FIG. 18 is an exemplary XGBoost feature importance graph 1800illustrating the most predictive features for grading CRS in one examplepatient cohort when numerous feature types were incorporated as input.FIG. 19 is an exemplary XGBoost feature importance graph illustratingthe most predictive features for grading CRS in one example patientcohort when only vital signs were incorporated as input. The top tenfeatures are shown in the graph 1800 in FIG. 18 and the graph 1900 inFIG. 19 below. The various data sources are important predictors of CRSgrades in the following twenty-four-hours.

In another non-limiting example, the CRS prediction manager includespredictive models that allow for the continuous and remote monitoring ofpatients at risk for CRS and assessing CRS severity on a more dynamicdaily basis with promising accuracy and precision. CRS is anoninfectious SIRS condition that is common in oncology, and, if itprogresses to severe grades, it is dangerous and costly for the affectedpatient. A cohort of oncology patients who could be at risk for CRS isextracted from the dataset. These patients do not have ICD-9 codesindicating treatment for infection or sepsis, but many of them developedfever along with signs of hypotension and/or hypoxia. These patients'days are labelled with CRS grades following the latest guidelines. Theextracted data is analyzed to understand the shortcomings of existingdata for understanding and predicting this condition.

Models are constructed to predict the patients' CRS grade in thefollowing twenty-four hours. The different models incorporated data fromdifferent types of environments to allow for predictions to be done mostaccurately depending on where a patient might be monitored.

FIG. 20 is an exemplary table illustrating transition matrix data fordaily patient CRS grades showing patient CRS grades from a current dayto the next. As shown in FIG. 20 , the data extracted from the datasethad patients, in general, staying at the same CRS grade day-to-day orgetting better. Over 86% of no CRS patient days stayed the same one dayto the next day (159/185). Patients with mild CRS often improved(806/2144) or stayed the same (1215/2144). Severe CRS grade days stayedthe same into the next day 75.1% (2537/3378) of the time. This isbecause of the type of dataset from which this exemplary cohort wasextracted from. Other exemplary cohorts, such as those used whenpredicting CRS onset, would have different patient journeys. This isjust an example of one analysis that would be done for a specific cohortand specific CRS labeling procedure. Patients receiving immunotherapy,for example, could have a more parabolic-shaped patient journey,deteriorating in the time following infusion before ameliorating inresponse to steroid-based immunosuppressive treatments.

Closer examination of the patients in the current example's EHRs showedthat many of these patients were receiving surgical interventions fortheir cancers. Patients received treatment throughout the entirety ofthe data gathering and were closely monitored by clinical professionals.These factors are specific to this example and are meant to show therange of patient types that can be extracted under different definitionsof CRS and the range of monitoring environments in which CRS monitoringand predictive solutions can be deployed. Other examples focus onpatients receiving immunotherapy treatments.

This specific example has shown how the cohort extracted vitalsign-based features to allow for remote patient monitoring of CRS. Themodels developed in this work showed high predictive value for CRSgrades for twenty-four-hours following the time of prediction. An AUROCstatistic of 0.76 can be used for identifying when a patient was goingto have severe grade CRS when only incorporating HR, RR, SpO2, and bodytemperature-related features. This supports patients being continuouslyand remotely monitored for severe CRS.

Clinical parameters beyond basic vital signs, which can be incorporatedepisodically, will enhance model accuracy. GCS and blood pressureenhanced the predictive performance in this exemplary cohort. In all sixof our model types, there is a significant difference (p<0.05) in ourmodels' discriminatory accuracy depending on the features incorporated.The discrimination was the highest using all features, vitals, and GCSscores, and higher using the full complement of vitals than HR, RR, SpO2and body temperature alone. Further, when looking at the top 10 featureswith respect to feature importance for practical models, verbal GCS andSBP appear repeatedly. Models can benefit from periodically attendingcaregivers by incorporating this clinical information. However, theexamples are not limited to the feature importance values or featuresshown in FIG. 20 . In other examples, features could have differentimportance and/or include other features not shown in FIG. 20 .

Referring to FIG. 21 , an exemplary line graph 2100 illustrating anexample patient journey where ML models predict CRS gradation levels orpredict relative change in CRS gradations are shown. FIG. 22 is anexemplary bar graph 2200 illustrating an example patient journey whereML models predict CRS gradation levels or predict relative change in CRSgradations. The CRS gradations in the examples shown in FIG. 21 and FIG.22 include no CRS, mild, moderate, or severe. The predicted relativechange in RS gradations in this example include low, mild, or severe,worsening or improving from the previous predictions.

FIG. 23 is an exemplary graph 2300 illustrating ROC performances of MLmodels predicting relative changes in CRS gradations. FIG. 24 is anexemplary graph 2400 illustrating ROC performances of ML modelspredicting five classes of relative changes in CRS gradations whenincorporating vital signs. In FIG. 23 and FIG. 24 , the ROC performanceof ML models predict five classes of relative change in CRS gradationstaking all features as inputs.

FIG. 25 is an exemplary graph 2500 illustrating feature importance fromML models predicting five classes of relative change in CRS gradations.FIG. 25 illustrates the ROC performances of ML models predicting fiveclasses of relative changes in CRS gradations taking only vitals relatedfeatures as inputs, which is a practical use case of remote patientmonitoring using one or more wearable or vitals monitors. FIG. 21 is anexemplary illustration of feature importance from ML models predictingfive classes of relative changes in CRS gradations taking only vitalsrelated features as inputs. However, the examples are not limited to thefeature importance shown in FIG. 25 . In other examples, differentfeatures having different importance could be included.

Referring now to FIG. 26 , an exemplary flowchart 2600 shows an improvedpatient care pathway made possible by, facilitated by, coupled with, orotherwise associated with the CRS onset, grading, and deteriorationprediction system. In some examples, a patient is considered forimmunotherapy at 1202. The patient genomic data and demographics areanalyzed for AE risk at 2604. In other words, when a patient isconsidered for a particular treatment with a particular adverse eventprofile, the patient's risk for experiencing a severe adverse event isassessed based on patient's historic data.

A triage determination is made based on the analysis results at 2606. Ifthe patient is low risk at 2606, the patient is discharged with awearable monitor at 2608. This enables the patient to return home or toany other resident care facility. Thus, if the patient is low risk, thenthe patient is able to be monitored in a remote setting for adverseevent onset using the CRS onset, grading, and deterioration predictionsystem. The system generates a CRS event prediction at 2610. Adetermination is made whether the caregiver finds an increased risk orneed to treat the patient at 2612. If yes, the patient returns to thehospital or other treatment facility for treatment and monitoring untilthe AE window closes at 2614.

If the patient is deemed to be moderate risk 2618, then the patient ismonitored more closely within three miles or less distance to thehospital or other medical facility using the CRS onset, grading, anddeterioration prediction system at 2610. A determination is made whetherthe caregiver finds an increased risk or need to treat the patient at2612. If yes, the patient returns to the hospital or other treatmentfacility for treatment and monitoring until the AE window closes at2614.

If the patient is high risk at 2606, the patient is monitored in thehospital using the CRS onset, grading, and deterioration predictionsystem at 2620. The patient is discharged from the hospital when the AEis reversed or mitigated sufficiently at 2622.

In some examples, the system provides notifications to monitoringcaregivers to aid in their decision-making regarding changing thepatients monitoring and whether or not the patient requires treatmentfor an adverse event. The system can incorporate different devices andallow for different levels of monitoring depending on the patient. Thetriage scheme for the patient could involve fewer or more levels. Therecould be any combination of remote or clinical monitoring options.

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In some examples, the system provides for cytokine release syndrome(CRS) event prediction coupled with a patient care pathway for patient'sat-risk for iatrogenic CRS. The system enables prediction of CRSseverity and associated deterioration in patients surgically treated forneoplasms. In other examples, CRS onset could be predicted for patientsreceiving immunotherapy treatments. CRS is a noninfectious systemicinflammatory response caused by surgeries, cancer therapies, or othertreatments. The specific definition of this condition in the examplesdictates true positives and true negatives, how it is separated fromother SIRS conditions, etc. Prediction of CRS adverse events and theirseverity remains a challenge that needs to be solved. The earlier apatient is known to be having a CRS episode, identified by specificstandards, the lower the costs and the better the outcomes can be forthat patient. For example, oncology patients who are receiving treatmentthat put them at risk for an iatrogenic CRS can be monitored safely withthe coupled care pathway and system of the examples.

The system in other examples is a flexible and adaptable system capableof utilizing diverse input features available from a plurality ofdifferent data sources to generate CRS event onset predictions and CRSoutcome predictions. The system is also capable of operating in diverseenvironment, such as, but not limited to, hospitals, clinics, nursinghomes, rehabilitation centers. The system can also be utilized innon-clinical settings, such as patient residences. Patient residencescan include a private single-family home as well as resident carefacilities, such as retirement homes and assisted living facilities.

In another example, a system is provided by which oncology patientsreceiving treatment and at-risk for iatrogenic cytokine release syndromeare safely monitored. In one care pathway, a patient is considered for acertain treatment. The patient is entered in continuous monitoringsystem that incorporates all indicated data types. The risk of thepatient developing CRS due to the treatment is determined and thepatient is triaged accordingly. The patient receives treatment. Thepatient is discharged to appropriate monitoring conditions based ontriage and previous patients. The patient is monitored according to thesystem described in some examples of the described herein. The patientis monitored for likelihood of CRS onset. If CRS is not likely to onset,monitoring continues. If CRS is likely to onset, then a caregiver isalerted. If CRS has onset, then the CRS graded and the potential fordeterioration is predicted. The caregiver is alerted with these data.The patient is monitored until AE resolves or window of risk passes.

The system in other examples generates CRS events information, includingCRS onset timing, CRS grades and the relative changes in deteriorationor amelioration output by the models directly without explicitlyindicating the timing of onset. The CRS event data output by the systemcan include any one or combination of onset, grades, or deteriorationrelated outputs. Different possible outcomes/outputs can includeprobability, category, time period, improvement, or deterioration.

The output of the system can include a single output as well as two ormore (multiple) outputs. The output can include a prediction of CRSonset, a notification to a user, etc. The notification can include atext message, an email, a popup on a UI, or any other type ofnotification. The system can also trigger an alert, such as a visual oraudible alert. An alert can include a flashing light on a display or asound, such as an alarm, bell, beeping, or other alert sound. An alertcan also include haptic alerts, as well as any other type of alert tomedical personnel or other caregivers.

In other examples, a computing device provides a single point that runsthe models and displays alerts to a caregiver directly with no network.In other examples, the computing device interfaces with a network andprovides alerts to other devices.

Alternatively, or in addition to the other examples described herein,examples include any combination of the following:

-   -   obtaining patient-related health data for a monitored patient,        the patient-related health data comprising vital signs data        obtained from a set of sensor devices associated with the        monitored patient and user-provided data associated with the        monitored patient;    -   analyzing the patient-related health data using a trained CRS        prediction manager, including a trained machine learning        prediction model;    -   generating a CRS prediction based on analysis of the        patient-related health data, the CRS prediction comprising a        probability of a CRS event occurring within a predetermined        time-period after generation of the CRS prediction;    -   providing a notification if a probability of the CRS event        exceeds a threshold probability indicating onset of the CRS        event is likely to occur within the predetermined time-period;    -   wherein the clinician provided data further comprises Glasgow        coma scale (GCS) data associated with the monitored patient;    -   selecting the machine learning prediction model from a plurality        of machine learning prediction models having a training cohort        most similar to the monitored patient;    -   predicting a grade indicating a severity of the CRS event,        wherein the grade is selected from a set of grades;    -   generating a predicted probability of the CRS event outcome,        wherein the probability indicates whether a patient condition is        likely to improve or decline within the predetermined        time-period;    -   predicting CRS events in patients treated with a novel        immunotherapy for a certain cancer type;    -   generating predictions for occurrence of CRS events within a        next twenty-four-hour time-period or the next eight-hour        time-period;    -   a set of sensor devices generating vital signs data associated        with a monitored patient;    -   calculate a probability of CRS event onset using a trained        machine learning (ML) model and patient-related health data, the        patient-related health data comprising the vital signs data and        user-provided health data associated with the monitored patient;    -   generate a CRS prediction associated with the monitored patient        using the calculated probability of CRS event onset;    -   provide a notification including the generated CRS prediction,        the notification comprising the calculated probability of the        CRS event onset occurring within a predetermined time-period;    -   a user interface (UI) device, wherein the notification is        provided to a user via the UI device;    -   generate a visualization representing the generated CRS        prediction;    -   present the visualization to a user via a UI device;    -   aggregate user-provided data obtained from a plurality of        sources, wherein the aggregated user-provided data includes        sensor data obtained from the set of sensor devices and        user-provided data provided by at least one of the monitored        patients and a clinician;    -   analyse the aggregated user-provided data by the trained ML        model to generate the CRS prediction;    -   obtaining patient-related health data for a monitored patient,        the patient-related health data comprising vital signs data        obtained from a set of sensor devices associated with the        monitored patient and user-provided data associated with the        monitored patient;    -   analyzing the patient-related health data using a trained CRS        prediction manager system, including a trained machine learning        prediction model; and    -   generating a CRS prediction using the patient-related health        data, the CRS prediction comprising a probability of a CRS event        onset occurring within a predetermined time-period after        generation of the CRS prediction;    -   generating a notification, including the generated CRS        prediction, the notification comprising the probability of the        CRS event onset within the predetermined time-period; and    -   presenting the notification via a user interface (UI) device;    -   generate a prediction report including the generated CRS        prediction associated with the monitored patient, the        notification comprising the calculated probability of the CRS        event onset occurring within a predetermined future time-period;    -   wherein a CRS event includes an onset, grade and/or        deterioration prediction;    -   the generated CRS prediction comprising at least one of a        probability of CRS onset, a grading of the CRS event and a        deterioration prediction;    -   present the prediction report to a user via a UI device;    -   generate predictions of CRS-related adverse event onset time and        associated alerts to aid in determining when a patient monitored        in an outpatient setting is transported back to hospital for        treatment;    -   generate CRS grading or severity-related prediction that aids in        determining when a patient is transported from an outpatient        setting to an in-patient setting for treatment;    -   generate predictions of times or the rate at which a patient is        likely to deteriorate from a CRS-related adverse event in an        outpatient setting and associated alerts to aid in caregivers        making an assessment on whether to transport a patient back to        an in-hospital setting; and    -   generate a predicted grade indicating severity of a CRS event,        wherein the predicted grade comprises at least one of a mild        grade, a moderate grade, or a severe grade.

At least a portion of the functionality of the various elements in FIG.1 , FIG. 2 , FIG. 3 , FIG. 4 , FIG. 5 , FIG. 6 , and FIG. 7 can beperformed by other elements in FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 , FIG. 3 , FIG. 4 , FIG.5 , FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 , or an entity (e.g., processor 304, web service,server, application program, computing device, etc.) not shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2 , FIG. 3 , FIG. 4 , FIG. 5 , FIG. 6 , and FIG. 7 .

In some examples, the operations illustrated in FIG. 7 , FIG. 8 and FIG.9 can be implemented as software instructions encoded on acomputer-readable medium, in hardware programmed or designed to performthe operations, or both. For example, aspects of the disclosure can beimplemented as a system on a chip or other circuitry including aplurality of interconnected, electrically conductive elements.

While the aspects of the disclosure have been described in terms ofvarious examples with their associated operations, a person skilled inthe art would appreciate that a combination of operations from anynumber of different examples is also within scope of the aspects of thedisclosure.

The term “Wi-Fi” as used herein refers, in some examples, to a wirelesslocal area network using high frequency radio signals for thetransmission of data. The term “BLUETOOTH®” as used herein refers, insome examples, to a wireless technology standard for exchanging dataover short distances using short wavelength radio transmission. The term“NFC” as used herein refers, in some examples, to a short-range highfrequency wireless communication technology for the exchange of dataover short distances.

While no personally identifiable information is tracked by aspects ofthe disclosure, examples have been described with reference to datamonitored and/or collected from the users. In some examples, notice isprovided to the users of the collection of the data (e.g., via a dialogbox or preference setting) and users are given the opportunity to giveor deny consent for the monitoring and/or collection. The consent cantake the form of opt-in consent or opt-out consent.

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Exemplary computer-readable media include flash memory drives, digitalversatile discs (DVDs), compact discs (CDs), floppy disks, and tapecassettes. By way of example and not limitation, computer-readable mediacomprise computer storage media and communication media. Computerstorage media include volatile and nonvolatile, removable, andnon-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storageof information such as computer-readable instructions, data structures,program modules and the like. Computer storage media are tangible andmutually exclusive to communication media. Computer storage media areimplemented in hardware and exclude carrier waves and propagatedsignals. Computer storage media for the purposes of this disclosure arenot signals per se. Exemplary computer storage media include hard disks,flash drives, and other solid-state memory. In contrast, communicationmedia typically embody computer-readable instructions, data structures,program modules, or the like, in a modulated data signal such as acarrier wave or other transport mechanism and include any informationdelivery media.

Although described in connection with an exemplary computing systemenvironment, examples of the disclosure are capable of implementationwith numerous other special purpose computing system environments,configurations, or devices.

Examples of well-known computing systems, environments, and/orconfigurations that can be suitable for use with aspects of thedisclosure include, but are not limited to, mobile computing devices,personal computers, server computers, hand-held or laptop devices,multiprocessor systems, gaming consoles, microprocessor-based systems,set top boxes, programmable consumer electronics, mobile telephones,mobile computing and/or communication devices in wearable or accessoryform factors (e.g., watches, glasses, headsets, or earphones), networkPCs, minicomputers, mainframe computers, distributed computingenvironments that include any of the above systems or devices, and thelike. Such systems or devices can accept input from the user in any way,including from input devices such as a keyboard or pointing device, viagesture input, proximity input (such as by hovering), and/or via voiceinput.

Examples of the disclosure can be described in the general context ofcomputer-executable instructions, such as program modules, executed byone or more computers or other devices in software, firmware, hardware,or a combination thereof. The computer-executable instructions can beorganized into one or more computer-executable components or modules.Generally, program modules include, but are not limited to, routines,programs, objects, components, and data structures that perform tasks orimplement abstract data types. Aspects of the disclosure can beimplemented with any number and organization of such components ormodules. For example, aspects of the disclosure are not limited to thespecific computer-executable instructions, or the specific components ormodules illustrated in the figures and described herein. Other examplesof the disclosure can include different computer-executable instructionsor components having more functionality or less functionality thanillustrated and described herein.

In examples involving a general-purpose computer, aspects of thedisclosure transform the general-purpose computer into a special-purposecomputing device when configured to execute the instructions describedherein.

The order of execution or performance of the operations in examples ofthe disclosure illustrated and described herein is not essential, unlessotherwise specified. That is, the operations can be performed in anyorder, unless otherwise specified, and examples of the disclosure caninclude additional or fewer operations than those disclosed herein. Forexample, it is contemplated that executing or performing an operationbefore, contemporaneously with, or after another operation is within thescope of aspects of the disclosure.

The indefinite articles “a” and “an,” as used in the specification andin the claims, unless clearly indicated to the contrary, should beunderstood to mean “at least one.” The phrase “and/or,” as used in thespecification and in the claims, should be understood to mean “either orboth” of the elements so conjoined, i.e., elements that areconjunctively present in some cases and disjunctively present in othercases. Multiple elements listed with “and/or” should be construed in thesame fashion, i.e., “one or more” of the elements so conjoined. Otherelements may optionally be present other than the elements specificallyidentified by the “and/or” clause, whether related or unrelated to thoseelements specifically identified. Thus, as a non-limiting example, areference to “A and/or B”, when used in conjunction with open-endedlanguage such as “comprising” can refer, in one embodiment, to A only(optionally including elements other than B); in another embodiment, toB only (optionally including elements other than A); in yet anotherembodiment, to both A and B (optionally including other elements); etc.

As used in the specification and in the claims, “or” should beunderstood to have the same meaning as “and/or” as defined above. Forexample, when separating items in a list, “or” or “and/or” shall beinterpreted as being inclusive, i.e., the inclusion of at least one, butalso including more than one of a number or list of elements, and,optionally, additional unlisted items. Only terms clearly indicated tothe contrary, such as “only one of” or “exactly one of,” or, when usedin the claims, “consisting of,” will refer to the inclusion of exactlyone element of a number or list of elements. In general, the term “or”as used shall only be interpreted as indicating exclusive alternatives(i.e., “one or the other but not both”) when preceded by terms ofexclusivity, such as “either”, “one of”, “only one of,” or “exactly oneof.” “Consisting essentially of,” when used in the claims, shall haveits ordinary meaning as used in the field of patent law.

As used in the specification and in the claims, the phrase “at leastone,” in reference to a list of one or more elements, should beunderstood to mean at least one element selected from any one or more ofthe elements in the list of elements, but not necessarily including atleast one of each element specifically listed within the list ofelements and not excluding any combinations of elements in the list ofelements. This definition also allows that elements may optionally bepresent other than the elements specifically identified within the listof elements to which the phrase “at least one” refers, whether relatedor unrelated to those elements specifically identified. Thus, as anon-limiting example, “at least one of A and B” (or, equivalently, “atleast one of A or B,” or, equivalently “at least one of A and/or B”) canrefer, in one embodiment, to at least one, optionally including morethan one, A, with no B present (and optionally including elements otherthan B); in another embodiment, to at least one, optionally includingmore than one, B, with no A present (and optionally including elementsother than A); in yet another embodiment, to at least one, optionallyincluding more than one, A, and at least one, optionally including morethan one, B (and optionally including other elements); etc.

The use of “including,” “comprising,” “having,” “containing,”“involving,” and variations thereof, is meant to encompass the itemslisted thereafter and additional items.

Use of ordinal terms such as “first,” “second,” “third,” etc., in theclaims to modify a claim element does not by itself connote anypriority, precedence, or order of one claim element over another or thetemporal order in which acts of a method are performed. Ordinal termsare used merely as labels to distinguish one claim element having acertain name from another element having a same name (but for use of theordinal term), to distinguish the claim elements.

Having described aspects of the disclosure in detail, it will beapparent that modifications and variations are possible withoutdeparting from the scope of aspects of the disclosure as defined in theappended claims. As various changes could be made in the aboveconstructions, products, and methods without departing from the scope ofaspects of the disclosure, it is intended that all matter contained inthe above description and shown in the accompanying drawings shall beinterpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

What is claimed is:
 1. A system for cytokine release syndrome (CRS)event prediction coupled with a patient care pathway for patient'sat-risk for CRS, the system comprising: a set of sensor devicesgenerating physiological data associated with a monitored patient; acomputer-readable medium storing instructions that are operative uponexecution by a processor to: calculate one or more probabilities of aCRS event using a plurality of machine learning (ML) models trained onpatient-related health data, the patient-related health data comprisingthe physiological data, patient-reported outcomes data, anduser-provided health data associated with the monitored patient;generate a CRS prediction associated with the monitored patient usingthe calculated one or more probabilities of the CRS event; and provide anotification including the generated CRS prediction, the notificationcomprising the calculated one or more probabilities of the CRS eventoccurring within a predetermined time-period.
 2. The system of claim 1,wherein the instructions are further operative to: generate a predictedgrade indicating severity of the CRS event, wherein the predicted gradeis selected from a plurality of grades.
 3. The system of claim 1,wherein the instructions are further operative to: generate a predictedprobability of the CRS event, wherein the predicted probabilityindicates whether a condition of the monitored patient is likely toimprove or decline within the predetermined time-period.
 4. The systemof claim 1, wherein the instructions are further operative to: generatea visualization representing the generated CRS prediction, wherein thegenerated CRS prediction comprises at least one of a probability of CRSonsetting within a predefined window of time, a grading of the CRS eventand a risk score of the patient deteriorating; and present thevisualization to a user via a user interface (UI) device.
 5. The systemof claim 1, wherein the instructions are further operative to: aggregateuser-provided health data obtained from a plurality of sources, whereinthe aggregated user-provided data includes sensor data obtained from theset of sensor devices and user-provided data provided by at least one ofthe monitored patient and a clinician; and analyze the aggregateduser-provided data by the trained ML model to generate the CRSprediction.
 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the instructions arefurther operative to: generate risk scores or classes that aid in triageof a patient in the time preceding or immediately following infusion todictate the necessary time and level of monitoring the patient mayrequire in-hospital and or in an outpatient setting following infusionto ensure timely treatment of adverse events.
 7. The system of claim 1,wherein the instructions are further operative to: generate predictionsof CRS-related adverse event onset time and associated notifications toaid in determining when a patient monitored in an outpatient setting istransported back to hospital for treatment; generate CRS grading orseverity-related prediction that aids in determining when a patient istransported from an outpatient setting to an in-patient setting fortreatment; and generate predictions of times or rate at which a patientis likely to deteriorate from a CRS-related adverse event in anoutpatient setting and associated notifications to aid in caregiversmaking an assessment on whether to transport a patient back to anin-hospital setting.
 8. A computational method for CRS event prediction,the method comprising: calculating a probability of a CRS event using aplurality of machine learning (ML) models trained on patient-relatedhealth data, the patient-related health data comprising physiologicaldata, patient-reported outcomes data, and user-provided health dataassociated with a monitored patient; generating a CRS predictionassociated with the monitored patient using the calculated probabilityof the CRS event; and providing a notification including the generatedCRS prediction, the notification comprising the calculated probabilityof the CRS event occurring within a predetermined time-period.
 9. Thecomputational method of claim 8, wherein the patient-related health datafurther comprises Glasgow coma scale (GCS) data associated with themonitored patient.
 10. The computational method of claim 8, furthercomprising: generating risk scores or classes that aid in triage of apatient in the time preceding or immediately following infusion todictate the necessary time and level of monitoring the patient mayrequire in-hospital and or in an outpatient setting following infusionto ensure timely treatment of adverse events.
 11. The computationalmethod of claim 8, further comprising: predicting a grade indicating aseverity of the CRS event, wherein the grade is selected from a set ofgrades.
 12. The computational method of claim 8, further comprising:generating a predicted probability of the CRS event, wherein thepredicted probability indicates whether a condition of a monitoredpatient is likely to improve or decline within the predeterminedtime-period.
 13. The computational method of claim 8, wherein thenotification further comprises the generated CRS prediction and theprobability of the CRS event occurring within the predeterminedtime-period; and presenting the notification via a user interface (UI)device.
 14. The computational method of claim 8, further comprising:generating a visualization representing the CRS prediction, wherein thegenerated CRS prediction comprises at least one of a probability of CRSonsetting within a predefined window of time, a grading of the CRS eventand a risk score of the patient deteriorating; and presenting thevisualization to a user via a UI device.
 15. One or more computerstorage devices having computer-executable instructions stored thereon,which, upon execution by a computer, cause the computer to performoperations comprising: calculate a probability of a CRS event using atrained ML model and patient-related health data, the patient-relatedhealth data comprising physiological data and user-provided health dataassociated with a monitored patient; generate a CRS predictionassociated with the monitored patient using the calculated probabilityof the CRS event; generate a prediction report including the generatedCRS prediction associated with the monitored patient, the predictionreport comprising the calculated probability of the CRS event occurringwithin a predetermined time-period; and present the prediction report toa user via a UI device.
 16. The one or more computer storage devices ofclaim 15, wherein the operations further comprise: generate a predictedgrade indicating severity of the CRS event, wherein the predicted gradecomprises at least one of a mild grade, a moderate grade, or a severegrade.
 17. The one or more computer storage devices of claim 15, whereinthe operations further comprise: generate risk scores or classes thataid in triage of a patient in the time preceding or immediatelyfollowing infusion to dictate the necessary time and level of monitoringthe patient may require in-hospital and or in an outpatient settingfollowing infusion to ensure timely treatment of adverse events.
 18. Theone or more computer storage devices of claim 15, wherein the operationsfurther comprise: generate a visualization representing the generatedCRS prediction; and present the visualization to a user via the UIdevice.
 19. The one or more computer storage devices of claim 15,wherein the operations further comprise: aggregate user-provided healthdata obtained from a plurality of sources, wherein the aggregateduser-provided data includes sensor data obtained from a set of sensordevices and user-provided data provided by at least one of the monitoredpatients and a clinician; and analyze the aggregated user-provided databy the trained ML model to generate the CRS prediction.
 20. The one ormore computer storage devices of claim 15, wherein the operationsfurther comprise: generating a predicted probability of the CRS event,wherein the predicted probability indicates whether a condition of themonitored patient is likely to improve or decline within thepredetermined time-period.